Hi there, done lots of reading and found the holy questions to ask post so here we go
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Programming (Ruby - for now), Some photoshop, lots of broswing and READING pdfs, when time permits gaming (its been ages and i really want ot try out all those games ive missed because my current pc is so crap)
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
lets call it $1500 including tax. Im actually in Japan and will buy from japan but prices are rougly similiar bar one or two things. for simplicity sake assume im living in america paying american prices. Ignore rebates, crazy sales and shipping costs.
3) Where do you live? Japan
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Already have mouse and an old 5.1 creatvie sound card plus speakers which will suffice for now. Ill need
monitor, case, power supply, dvd cd burner (no blu ray), harddrive. network/lan adapter, graphics card, keyboard, cpu, heatsink and leads basically everything else.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
just the mouse and sound card / speakers.
6) Will you be overclocking?
not done it before but always wanted to try it out. Yeah why not, if not at first eventually! baby steps.
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have? 24 inch. Exact brand not sure but looks like benq 2400v. If therers a monitor thats worth paying a further 150 bucks more then ill pay it with extra money i.e. it doesnt come out of the budget but from my girlfriends bank.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
i was thinking of the following core stuff (its from a guide on extreme tech and ive heard the parts mentioned individually on these forums in good light)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 with stock cooler
Memory 4GB (2x2GB) Kingston KVR800D2N6K2/4G 800MHz
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gbps
Video card as mentioned above hd 4850 crossfire or the 4870.
keyboard: logitech wave board for about
monitor: benq roughly $400
case: coolermaster 590 \ thermaltake m5 aprox $110
notes
memory wise ive heard danny mention g.skill. Its around in japan but not so popular. can anyone reccommend other equally good products from different makers.
graphics cards - i read hardocps recent value article and they rate the hd4850 crossfire. I heard one or two users saying sli / crossfire wasnt so good or are they two different things (im new to this technology) . IS the crossfire the guide mentions 2 * 4850s requiring 2 slots or simply one big mutha of a card requring only one slot on the board?
processors - intel seems popular now ( it was amd when i last built a pc 7 years ago) but some people talk 8XXX or the 66xx`s in the same thread. Im not sure how they differ.
motherboard - Should i switch the seemingly popular Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 ?
case: funnily enough cases and power supplies seem to be more expensive here in japan. Everything else follows us prices to an extent. Cooler Master 590 is about 70$ if i remember correctly but here its $110. the same price difference for the branded power supplies. Anyway i found a thermaltake m5 case for about 110$ on offer ( though dont know the orignal price). Is that a better case?
Sorry for long post but any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Programming (Ruby - for now), Some photoshop, lots of broswing and READING pdfs, when time permits gaming (its been ages and i really want ot try out all those games ive missed because my current pc is so crap)
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
lets call it $1500 including tax. Im actually in Japan and will buy from japan but prices are rougly similiar bar one or two things. for simplicity sake assume im living in america paying american prices. Ignore rebates, crazy sales and shipping costs.
3) Where do you live? Japan
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Already have mouse and an old 5.1 creatvie sound card plus speakers which will suffice for now. Ill need
monitor, case, power supply, dvd cd burner (no blu ray), harddrive. network/lan adapter, graphics card, keyboard, cpu, heatsink and leads basically everything else.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
just the mouse and sound card / speakers.
6) Will you be overclocking?
not done it before but always wanted to try it out. Yeah why not, if not at first eventually! baby steps.
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have? 24 inch. Exact brand not sure but looks like benq 2400v. If therers a monitor thats worth paying a further 150 bucks more then ill pay it with extra money i.e. it doesnt come out of the budget but from my girlfriends bank.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
i was thinking of the following core stuff (its from a guide on extreme tech and ive heard the parts mentioned individually on these forums in good light)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 with stock cooler
Memory 4GB (2x2GB) Kingston KVR800D2N6K2/4G 800MHz
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gbps
Video card as mentioned above hd 4850 crossfire or the 4870.
keyboard: logitech wave board for about
monitor: benq roughly $400
case: coolermaster 590 \ thermaltake m5 aprox $110
notes
memory wise ive heard danny mention g.skill. Its around in japan but not so popular. can anyone reccommend other equally good products from different makers.
graphics cards - i read hardocps recent value article and they rate the hd4850 crossfire. I heard one or two users saying sli / crossfire wasnt so good or are they two different things (im new to this technology) . IS the crossfire the guide mentions 2 * 4850s requiring 2 slots or simply one big mutha of a card requring only one slot on the board?
processors - intel seems popular now ( it was amd when i last built a pc 7 years ago) but some people talk 8XXX or the 66xx`s in the same thread. Im not sure how they differ.
motherboard - Should i switch the seemingly popular Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 ?
case: funnily enough cases and power supplies seem to be more expensive here in japan. Everything else follows us prices to an extent. Cooler Master 590 is about 70$ if i remember correctly but here its $110. the same price difference for the branded power supplies. Anyway i found a thermaltake m5 case for about 110$ on offer ( though dont know the orignal price). Is that a better case?
Sorry for long post but any help would be greatly appreciated!!!